Author Archive: Dan Amrich

In the late 70s and early 80s, the world was obsessed with Kit Williams’ Masquerade — the children’s book that promised real buried treasure for whomever could solve its mysteries. One of the leading Masquerade experts joins us today to…Read more

Who doesn’t like cartoons? Our friend Ethan Hurd has worked as a professional animator on films such as Shrek, Toy Story 2, Madagascar, and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, among many other projects over the last 20 years, plus…Read more

Just in time for the final day of le Tour de France, we’ve got cycling enthusiast and ex-racer Paul Curthoys to explain all the fuss about riding a bike through the Alps every July. We cover the strategies of competitive cycling,…Read more

Ever dream of being a wrestler? How about running your own wrestling federation? Jamie Jamitkowski is living every fan’s dream as the president and CEO of Chaotic Wrestling in Massachusetts. He gives us a little background on how wrestling came to…Read more

Our old pal Hugh Sterbakov returns to try to explain one of geekdom’s most intricate tabletop games: Magic: The Gathering. Where did this card game come from? What’s the best way to learn to play? And what do things like…Read more

When the zombie apocalypse finally arrives, you’ll want to know how to blend in. So we asked Graham C. Schofield, professional special effects makeup artist and SyFy’s Face Off season 6 contestant, to tell us about how one goes about…Read more

It’s the 30th anniversary of one of Dan’s all-time favorite films, so we’ve got one of the Ghostbusters fan community’s pioneers — Proton Charging’s Chris Stewart — to talk about the the history of the Boys in Gray. We trace the…Read more

This week’s show is a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey…stuff, as Kat (a Newvian) and Dan (a not-even-thatvian) get schooled in Doctor Who by superfan Susan Arendt and actual British guy Rob Smith. How did this thing turn into something every geek…Read more

Godzilla is coming! To prepare, we’ve enlisted Lou Studdert, film buff with a special fondness for giant monsters who destroy cities. From nuclear fables to living plants to flying turtles to the best books and videogames in the genre, Lou…Read more

Ever since he was a young boy, Bowen Kerins played the silverball…and now, he’s a three-time and current reigning world pinball champion. We talk about the competitive scene, the beautiful difference between physical and digital pinball, misconceptions about the hobby,…Read more